Belize country guide
Retirement · Last checked 2026-08-10
Qualified Retirement Program
A person aged 40 or older with qualifying foreign retirement income and an eligible nationality who meets the current QRP rules
A Belize Tourism Board program for an eligible person aged 40 or older who can document qualifying foreign retirement income.
- Country
- Belize
- Applicant basis
- A person aged 40 or older with qualifying foreign retirement income and an eligible nationality who meets the current QRP rules
- Responsible authority
- Belize Tourism Board
- Official route status
- Current official route
- Information available
- Detailed guide
- Last checked
- 2026-08-10
Supported requirements
What the current source supports
- Use the current Belize Tourism Board member form and any applicable dependent form.
- Provide civil-status records, a police record, a complete passport copy, a medical certificate, and photographs.
- Document qualifying foreign retirement income, the required banking evidence, and the local-deposit undertaking under the current program.
- Remain in Belize for at least 30 consecutive days in each program year.
Applicant scope
Who this route generally serves
- Generally designed for
- Eligible-nationality applicants aged 40 or older who can support the current QRP income, banking, health, record, and presence requirements.
- Legal basis named by the authority
- Belize Retired Persons Incentives Act, as amended, including Act 13 of 2023, and the current Belize Tourism Board QRP guidance.
Route lifecycle
What to confirm from application onward
- Financial basis
- Qualifying foreign retirement income, bank evidence, and the current local-deposit undertaking are required. No numeric threshold is reproduced from the bounded research packet.
- Initial status
- A QRP resident card renewed annually; this program identity is not presented as ordinary permanent residence.
- Renewal
- Renew annually with the current form, passport pages, local-bank annual statement, and photographs.
- Presence considerations
- At least 30 consecutive days in Belize in each program year.
Official evidence
Sources for this route
General planning information only—not legal, tax, or investment advice. A listed route does not determine eligibility. Verify current rules with the responsible authority before acting.